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Amazon Prime Comes to Canada

Amazon has launched its subscription program, Amazon Prime, in Canada. The service has previously been available in the U.S., Japan, the UK, Germany and France.

For an annual fee of $79 (CDN), Canadians get free two-day shipping to "most cities" in Canada. In rural areas, specifically North or the Maritimes, users get unlimited shipping but without the two-day guarantee.

Users in some areas will also be able of upgrading to one-day shipping for an additional fee, starting at $3.99 per item.

"We have been working on (it) over the last year and we're very excited to launch," said Steve Oliver, the country manager for Amazon.ca.

Unfortunately for folks in Canada, the Amazon Prime subscription in that country will not include free movie streaming and e-book lending for Kindle users, as it does in the U.S. According to Oliver, Amazon currently has no plans to add these services to the offer in Canada.

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